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No evidence that red onion and Coca-Cola infusion cures the flu; drinking soda is linked to adverse health outcomes
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Drinking an infusion of red onion and Coca-Cola can cure the flu
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Source: Facebook, Social media user, 2024-08-31 -
InaccurateNumbers on fruit and vegetable stickers don’t indicate whether they are genetically modified or not
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Five-digit numbers starting with eight on fruit and vegetable stickers indicate that they are genetically modified; “If you see this sticker on a fruit DO NOT buy it at any cost”
Source: Facebook, The Daily Mail, Social media users, 2024-08-31 -
MisleadingNo, wind turbines are not likely to fall on your head, and there is no evidence that wind is more dangerous than other energy sources
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Falling blades from failing wind farms could be launched your way at any moment.
Source: New York Post, Daniel Turner, 2024-07-24 -
InaccurateDiesel generators do not charge most electric vehicles
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The largest EV charging station in the world is solely powered by diesel generators.
Source: Threads, Social media users, 2024-08-31 -
UnsupportedLack of reliable evidence supporting the claim that sauna bathing is an effective way to “detox” the body
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Sauna bathing effectively detoxes the body by inducing sweating
Source: Facebook, Instagram, Social media users, Raymond Francis, 2024-08-31 -
InaccurateAlex Jones was fined 1.5 billion dollars for defaming families of Sandy Hook shooting victims; no evidence he was fined for warning about “Covid crimes”
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Alex Jones was fined 150 billion dollars for warning about crimes related to COVID-19
Source: Instagram, Brandon Tatum, 2024-08-31 -
UnsupportedNo evidence for sudden bird deaths from lithium evaporation ponds, contrary to claims in viral meme
Claim:
Lithium leach fields are neurotoxic and kill birds within minutes of landing in them; leach ponds contents are what go into electric car batteries.
Source: Facebook, Facebook users, 2024-08-14 -
Flawed reasoningPeople experiencing homelessness died more frequently from COVID-19 than the general population
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COVID-19 was not deadly, otherwise homeless people would not have survived the pandemic
Source: Threads, Social media user, 2024-08-21 -
InaccurateFacebook reel propagates vaccine and statin misinformation from health book author Raymond Francis
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Vaccines cause autism, ADHD, and cancer; statins “provide no benefit”, cause cancer and memory loss
Source: Facebook, Silicon Valley Health Institute, Raymond Francis, 2015-07-16 -
MisleadingBjorn Lomborg’s claims about polar bears, coral, and cold deaths ignore scientists’ predictions of climate-change-affected futures
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Despite climate change, the global polar-bear population has increased substantially, the Great Barrier Reef has more coral cover than at any point since 1986, and extreme-heat deaths have declined.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, Bjorn Lomborg, 2024-08-01
